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1. Engineering, Science School Students Get Top Honors, Career Credentials By Future Business Leaders of America (patch.com) — New Haven's Engineering and Science University Magnet School students earned top national honors and industry certifications at the Future Business Leaders of America conference in San Antonio. Their achievements, including multiple top-10 finishes and financial literacy credentials, highlight New Haven Public Schools' focus on workforce readiness and leadership development. Local educators say the students' success reflects both academic rigor and yearlong community service projects.
2. Undoing the Devastation of 'Urban Renewal' in New Haven (ctexaminer.com) — New Haven's streets, neighborhoods, and even access to the waterfront were reshaped for decades by mid‑century "urban renewal" plans, highways, and large redevelopment projects. This piece traces how planners and federal funding transformed areas like Oak Street, Wooster Square, and downtown, and asks what lessons today's New Haven can draw as it repairs and rebuilds its urban fabric.
3. DelMonico Hatter Closes After 118 Years (patch.com) — A beloved New Haven institution, DelMonico Hatter on Elm Street, has suddenly closed after 118 years, leaving loyal customers wondering if it will reopen. The fourth-generation family shop, once central to New Haven's hat scene, now sits locked and dark while relatives weigh its uncertain future and other long-standing Elm Street retailers brace for ongoing changes downtown.
4. Mayor urges Tweed New Haven Airport to discontinue 'preferential parking' to ICE (wtnh.com) — New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker is pressing Tweed New Haven Airport to end any special parking access for ICE and to better inform travelers of their rights after recent detentions. His letter urges the airport not to go beyond federal requirements in assisting immigration enforcement as new state protections take effect Oct. 1.
5. Southern Connecticut State University student-athlete released from ICE custody (ctpost.com) — A 19-year-old Southern Connecticut State University basketball player from New Haven has been released from ICE custody after a federal judge cited government errors and his strong community ties. His case, which began with an arrest at Tweed New Haven Airport, has galvanized local advocates and prompted Mayor Justin Elicker to question how much assistance Tweed should provide to immigration authorities.
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